Small v. Virginia Railway & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. The opinion states, the case.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
The Virginia Railway and Power Company owns and operates a double-track street railway on Granby street, in the city of Norfolk. At the time of the accident involved in this suit, a section of the eastern side of Granby street had been torn up and was too rough for ordinary travel. This condition, apparently due to preparation for paving the street, is designated in the record as an excavation. It extended laterally 183 feet and affected all of the eastern side of the street for that distance, including the eastern street car track and the space between the same and the western track. The use…
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